DisneyWishes14
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This thread is almost 2 1/2 year old . . . .
I wonder if they still are waiting for the text......This thread is almost 2 1/2 year old . . . .
It is so unacceptable to get in your room so late. This has happened to me too and I’ve been told that the room was ready but not inspected. What nonsense. I shouldn’t have to pay a full rate and not get in. I’m hear now and furious.
No. People checking in all day long is a courtesy. Hotels should just go back to not allowing early check in. Or charge for it, by the hour.The room should be ready at the latest by 4pm.
Many hotels won’t let you check in before official check in time even if the room is ready, so maybe the answer is to not let anyone get their room until check in time, then there’d be no need to be checking on housekeeping progress several hours before the deadline to have the rooms cleaned & ready for guests.Dec 8th isn’t suppose to be that busy compared to other times. I’ve been going to Disney for over 30 years. We usually go between Christmas and New Years. Now that is busy! I checked in around 1030 am and got into my room about 5 pm after DVC desk person called several times. Even when it was clean, I was advised that the inspector hadn’t come around to check my room and therefore we had to wait. What? The reality is that people check into rooms all day long. The room should be ready at the latest by 4pm. I would think there would be a system to let housekeeping know that people have checked in so they wouldn’t wait over 6 hours to have the room ready. I “revived” the thread as I saw that others have had a problem in the past. The answer isn’t that you get a dirty room. The answer is figuring out why the room isn’t ready and having a system in place to address this.
No. People checking in all day long is a courtesy. Hotels should just go back to not allowing early check in. Or charge for it, by the hour.
While this may be a zombie thread, it is kind of an evergreen issue. I think there’s generally a shortage of housekeepers in the Orlando hotel market. With so many rooms there and not enough people who are looking for that sort of work, it’s a year round problem that is probably made worse in the summer and holidays. From an economics perspective, Disney and other hotels should would normally do well to raise wages to attract more people. They also help by giving incentives for guests to skip housekeeping services (like gift cards). Even if they do that, it only goes so far in smoothing out the spikes in demand.
I’ve had my room not be ready multiple times by the official check-in time, which can be a bit of an inconvenience (especially when arriving from a red-eye and already being exhausted). It sounds like this isn’t that uncommon of an issue, unfortunately.
It is so unacceptable to get in your room so late. This has happened to me too and I’ve been told that the room was ready but not inspected. What nonsense. I shouldn’t have to pay a full rate and not get in. I’m hear now and furious.
Unnecessary pressure on the entire system. Needing time to prepare rooms satisfactorily for incoming guests. To limitations not necessarily legitimate complaints. To avoid setting unreasonable expectations.You def don't work in hospitality. Why wouldn't hotels want guests checked in early?
Check in for DVC villas is AFTER 4PM. So 5PM was okay. And Dec 8 was a very busy time of the year for DVC. The first two weeks of Dec and every villa is booked. When we checked into OKW on Dec 10, they told us they were completely full. No vacancy.Dec 8th isn’t suppose to be that busy compared to other times. I’ve been going to Disney for over 30 years. We usually go between Christmas and New Years. Now that is busy! I checked in around 1030 am and got into my room about 5 pm after DVC desk person called several times. Even when it was clean, I was advised that the inspector hadn’t come around to check my room and therefore we had to wait. What? The reality is that people check into rooms all day long. The room should be ready at the latest by 4pm. I would think there would be a system to let housekeeping know that people have checked in so they wouldn’t wait over 6 hours to have the room ready. I “revived” the thread as I saw that others have had a problem in the past. The answer isn’t that you get a dirty room. The answer is figuring out why the room isn’t ready and having a system in place to address this.
Three people, two and a half years ago. The OP did not have a problem with their room not being ready when they wanted. They had. mot. even. arrived. by the development come post in July 2017. They were looking for the room ready text:I “revived” the thread as I saw that others have had a problem in the past.
However, it is now 10 minutes after 4pm and I have yet to receive a text with our room number.
Well, it's now 6pm and still, no text. It worked perfectly last summer for both mine and my brother's rooms at POR...and the year before at AKL. Oh well, I will find out soon enough!
There is. A Housekeeping Supervisor inspects the room and notifies the Front Desk when that has been done.I would think there would be a system to let housekeeping know that people have checked in so they wouldn’t wait over 6 hours to have the room ready.
No one is concerned about the maids like the people on disboards.com
Also, I wonder if they can track MB to know how far away you are from resort.
No. People checking in all day long is a courtesy. Hotels should just go back to not allowing early check in. Or charge for it, by the hour.
Unnecessary pressure on the entire system.
The OP did not have a problem with their room not being ready when they wanted. They had. mot. even. arrived.